Second chances

chapter 3:the failed hyuuga kidnap attempt

"Uzumaki Naruto! Wake up!"

The boy in question woke with a start, blinked a few times and yawned. Iruka sighed.

Not only was Naruto going to be in his class for three and a half more years (Or even more if he failed the exam), the boy did nothing but sleep. And try to run off when he wasn't looking, something which made the whole class laugh.The only odd thing was in tests, he proved to be quite average, surprising the chuunin. I

n fact, he was neither really good at anything, nor was he terrible at anything either. He just blended in with the crowd, his blond hair, whiskers and his pranks only giving him away. The most memorable involving his house, red paint, glitter, glue and an angry bull. It took him weeks to clean the mess up and he still shivered at the mere mention of it. (1)

Then again, reasoned Iruka to himself, the kid was brought up harshly because the villagers thought that he was the demon fox. Only a few people knew that Naruto and Kyuubi were different entities.Banishing these thoughts for a moment, he said to the class,

"As I was saying, before SOMEONE decided to take a nap, something is going to happen in a few days. Does anyone know what?"

At once a voice answered, "The Hidden Cloud village and the Leaf are going to sign a peace treaty."

"Thank you, Haruno-san. Like Sakura has mentioned, the two villages have decided to come to an agreement with each other and…"

Naruto blocked the rest out and then thought… of worst-case scenarios. 'In a few days time, the Cloud leader is going to try to kidnap Hinata-chan. What if Hokage-jiisan accidentally kills that guy? What if he kills her this time? What if… What the hell is so funny?' A confused yet irked Naruto glared daggers at a chibi Kyuubi in his mind, who was sniggering in the background.

"Hinata-chan? Since when did you start calling her that?" He asked slyly. "And since when did you worry so much?"

'… Shut up! It just came out, alright? It was a fluke, I swear! I don't have a crush on anyone!'

"Kit, keep in mind that I can read your thoughts," he retorted flatly. "If you weren't so infatuated with the pink haired girl, you might've noticed that she had a crush on you since you were around nine or so. I don't know what she sees in you though; she must've been in a permanent genjutsu or something."

'Urusai! (2) Bastard fox…'

"Idiotic brat."

'Act your age, dammit!'

"Can't make me. Aren't you supposed to respect your elders?" The chibi fox then proceeded to stick his tongue out and blow a raspberry.'

Y'know what? I liked you better when you were a grumpy bastard. At least you knew when to shut up.'

"Fine then. I guess you don't want to catch that Cloud ninja. And to think I was going to tell you how to…"

'No! What are your demands! I'll do it, just tell me what!'

"Nothing. It's just fun messing with your mind. You're way too easy." The Kyuubi then began to tell him what to do.

Gradually Naruto began to show his trademark foxy smile at what he was hearing. He was going to make the ninja wish he never tried to kidnap Hinata.

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"The coast is clear, Gashira-sama."

A figure silently climbed the walls surrounding the Hyuuga compound. He knew that if the mission succeeded, he would be considered a hero. Looking around, he found the place to be unguarded. Hah!